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Disclaimer: Any hidden meaning in the following entry is strictly subjective. I've been known on this site by the handle BCii for many years. It always felt appropriate, from the day I came up with it. To those who wonder what it means, I can't give you a straight answer. It means a lot of things. Many interpretations of that cryptic name have revealed themselves to me over the years: some whimsical, some banal, and others mystical. As you know, I recently changed my display name to the BCth. This was inspired by my casual interest in runes, which revealed a significance for the double 'i' that made me wish it weren't there. I replaced it with the 'th' sound of the rune Thurisaz , based on a rune casting I did where it appeared that the Isa rune was going down, while Thurisaz was coming up and covering it. At that moment in my life, the meaning seemed to fit very well with my inner state. Last Thursday, a little over a month after the name change, I took a train, hiked, and hitched a ride south for the 100th suviseurat (summer services), Finland's biggest annual event. It's basically a religious festival for conservative Laestadians and anyone else who wants to go, and just to give you an idea how many people are there, sales of ice creams peak at over 15,000 an hour. It's more popular than the biggest rock festivals. The biggest draw for me, a non-religious ex-Laestadian, was the chance to meet scores of relatives, friends and acquaintances that I wouldn't otherwise meet. Plus, I just felt drawn to go. So I arrive at this airfield in Oripää that's been transformed into a festival ground, with tens of thousands of people of all ages, and what do I see? A 25-foot double 'i' landmark / festival gateway smack dab in the middle. Gee, look at the Bible verse. Acts 10:33. Boy, does that stand for a lot in this numerology-addled brain of mine. The only way it could be more significant is if the 10 were an 11. Thank goodness it's not, or I'd have passed out from the shock. Here's a full-on view of the double 'i', showing the brand-new suviseura tent in the background. Notice how it resembles an icy mountain range? 'Isa' literally means 'ice'. 5 + 5 = 10 peaks. And now the kicker. What does the name of the one-horse town (pop. 1300 [zomg thirteen hundred!]) whose airfield hosted the event mean? Ori = stallion, pää = head, so stallionhead. OK? Now look at this recent Lego WIP I made before I ever heard that name: It's too much! And if I really paid attention and studied these and other synchronicities, I'd probably find even more uncanny stuff. I really think the universe is toying with me. ...Well, no, it's not really. I think it's just demonstrating how consciousness creates reality, and how interconnected everything really is. None of this is all that strange, when you understand how things really work. Big events that impact the mass consciousness (the number of people affected by this single event gets into the hundreds of thousands) send ripples in time not only forwards, but backwards as well. That horsehead MOC was inspired from a subconscious level, which is the level that's in touch with everybody else. So I didn't have to consciously be aware of the name Oripää to feel its effect. Getting back to this "Revenge of the Double 'i'" thing, I'm now pretty certain I don't want to keep my new name. It was a momentary thing, and it has passed. If I feel inspired to change it again to something that feels more fitting than 'BCii', I will. But for now, it's back to the tried and true monicker -- with a little something added.
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So everybody, just follow me. . . <o> <o>
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The title? That's my new signoff. Because. . . I've used the old one forever, I was never terribly enamored of it to begin with, it doesn't actually stand for anything specific, and Bitter Cold makes BC sound much cooler than my name does. So yeah, he's allowed to use it now. Oh, and -- pizzazz. Not so much the fact that it's a play on the other half of my name -- the (wooOOoo!) silent half -- but just the idea of having a pair of eyes looking out from the end of every post struck my fancy like a match. He-he, I said "match." What? <o> <o>
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I just realized: BCii = BC^2 = BBCC My name means Bionicle Based Creations Contest! *Screams* *Hides* -BC
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I've been away. A million and one things have happened. In order of relevance to this blog: 1. I no longer build with LEGO bricks. 2. I am selling my collection of LEGO bricks. 3. The above has not come about easily. 4. School has started. 5. I leave for Vancouver on Sunday and will return to Finland on the 7th of September. Best regards, -BC
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My alter ego and I are back to normal. He doesn't have a separate persona anymore. No more blaming my obnoxious outbursts on a virtual unperson. Or is that subperson? Pseudoperson? C'mon, help me out. With the Me Project, I try to listen to a different kind of inner voice. The one that says, "Do your homework," "Clean your room," "Go outside and get some fresh air," "Is this what you really want? "When did you last make a deposit to that relationship account?" and other such inspirational Dr. Phil-isms. Because Dr. Phil knows a thousand ways to say, "Get real." -BC
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... all thanks to the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator! (And to <dd>, who pointed the way to the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator.) This is a real breakthrough for me. ii am Sam, Sam ii am. But now it turns out that my Sam is spelled INFJ. -BC
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He turns 33 today. I wonder if he's a hobbit? If I throw a party and he shows up, will that make me cool? - That would make you a god. Yay! - A very minor, ingratiating god. Compare the god of infomercials. Oh. That would be putting it nicely. Aah, it's too much trouble, anyway. I'll just drink his health in my basement, alone. - Good thinking. I'll send him a sarcastic PM for you. Would you? Thanks. -BC
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Hey, you, wake up! - Hzbglf. Mmf. Whut? We have computer class in ten minutes. - We? Oui. - Whee. I’ve wanted to talk to you since our little conversation yesterday. Remember? - Yes. You were going off about the ii in your name. Uh-huh. And then you left without telling me your name. So why don’t you tell me who you are and we can get to know each other. - And pass through many perilous trials together, to finally achieve our destination? Uh... if you like. - The ball’s in your court on that one. But I’m surprised you don’t know my name. After all, I’ve known you for years. Uh-oh. That doesn’t sound good. - You probably know very well who I am. In fact, you could probably guess my name right now. Owww, man. Please. - So you do know? Come on, boy, out with it. *Sigh* Your name’s not... - Go on. ... BC!!, is it? - Wow, first try! You’re good. So I take it you’re my evil side... my alter ego, so to speak? - No, nothing so crude as that. I’m more annoying than evil. But I do serve as a kind of mirror self, so you were half right. Sheesh. Do you have any idea how cliché this is? I feel like I’ve wandered into some cheesy Internet stageplay. And on my own blog, too. This is really sad. I never thought it would come to this. - Are you blaming me? No. Like you said, you’ve been here all along. You’re the guy I talk to when I’m not talking to anybody else. The difference now is that you’ve taken a name and gone public, invading my blog for no apparent reason beyond making a fool of me. - And whose fault is that? Mine. I let this happen. And I can end it, too. - Can you? Can you really? My dear BCii, I’m afraid it’s already too late for that. How so? What’s to stop me from... ohhh. Oh. Shoot. - You look out of sorts. Shall I explain it to these good people for you? ... - Perhaps some other time? That won’t be necessary. OK: everybody, I’m sorry. It was only a matter of time. Until now, BC!! has been content to remain anonymous. We’ve collaborated so closely that even I can’t tell which of us wrote what. It was always a team effort. But, as it so easily happens, egos exploded, and now here we are, separate. He wanted recognition, I wanted cheap material. And this is how it played out. For the record, I feel like a loser. - That’s odd, because I feel better than I’ve ever felt before. A new life awaits, and all looks bright before me. Even the air feels sparkling with vigour. I stretch my limbs and bask in the glow of a future I scarcely dreamed of before. The horizon beckons, and I— All right, you’ve made your point. Excuse us, people. BC!! and I have some ground rules to establish for this new... arrangement. - Yeah. Number one: the ii and the !! are silent. Sure they are. But let’s do this somewhere else, OK? - Certainly. Certain secrets must remain... secret. And they shall, BC!!. They shall. But between us...? - What, no secrets? Pshh. I’m sorry, but that’s ridiculous. You’re so right. - Always am. See you, folks. See you. -BC
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My name is BCii. It's an unusual name. It ends in ii. - So? Lots of names end in ii. Like Hawaii. And the Nintendo Wii. And... uh... sestertii. And if there were two guys named Mercutio, they'd be, like, the Mercutii. And hey, yeah, there's that new Toa named Hewkii. So I don't see what's special about BCii. How do you pronounce that, anyway? Ah. You see, in my name, the ii is silent. That's what makes it unusual. - Oh... kay. So what's with the ii thing, then? Is it, like, the Roman numeral two? 'Cuz that's pretty lame. Number one is where it's at. You know, the winner, the original, the one and only... It kinda looks like you tried to rip off that bonesiii dude but didn't have the guts to go all the way. Trust me, it has nothing to do with bonesiii. - Then what is it about, wise guy? Some pathetic attempt at getting people's attention by being cryptic? Worked on you, didn't it? (Laughs.) Take a pill, I'm kidding. No, the ii in my name is a secret. - Oh. Yup. - Well. I gotta go. See you later, BCii. It was nice chatting with you. You, too. Bye-bye. Who was that, anyway? -BC
